How to make Pancakes Kenyan Style

How to make Pancakes Kenyan Style

I love pancakes; I can eat them every morning. They remind me of my mama so much. Growing up, my mum would wake up early every Saturday morning to make us lots of pancakes. I think it was a way to bribe us into cleaning the house thoroughly. Because after that heavy breakfast, we would get down to cleaning every corner of the house and compound.

I have now passed on the tradition to my own family, although I cook them any day. And my eldest daughter loves them so much.

Since sharing is caring, here goes my Mama’s pancake recipe

Ingredients

Flour (Ajab flour is my best)

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup water

Cooking oil

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon sugar

Baking powder (if you want them fluffy)

Procedure

In a clean large bowl sieve the flour. If you can get the metal sieve for sieving flour and juices the better

Add the sugar to the four; you can add any amount of sugar depending on your taste.

Add a pinch of salt. If you like them fluffy pancakes, add a teaspoon of baking powder for every 2 cups of flour. I like mine flat so I don’t add. Mix all the dry ingredients

In a separate bowl, break the 2 eggs.

Add a tablespoon of oil to the mixture

Add a cup of milk

Whisk the wet mixture and fold into the dry ingredients. Add water and whisk to your desired consistency. I like mine almost very light. Make sure there are no lumps

Heat your pan and put oil into the pan, scoop a mixture and drop into the pan. Shape your pancake to a round shape and let it cook for about 3minutes or until its golden brown. Flip the pancake for the other side to cook and serve on a clean plate. Put oil every time to flip. Cook them all in the same manner till your mixture is over